News, Press & Perspectives

Progress on Access to Safe Water and Sanitation

Dec. 1, 2014

WaterCredit model seen to improve the lives of almost 115,000 people to date with safe water and sanitation in Kenya and Uganda.

Globe Newswire - Press Release: $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

Oct. 20, 2014

The Guardian - We Can Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis But We need Your Help

Sept. 22, 2014

Zynga.org Hits 1 Million Raised for Water.org

March 27, 2014

Bloomberg News - Matt Damon's First Impressions of Davos

Jan. 24, 2014

IKEA Foundation to help 180,000 get safe water

Jan. 21, 2014

The IKEA Foundation awarded Water.org $6 million to help people access safe water through two innovative programs: WaterCredit, a microfinance program that gives families small loans to meet their water and sanitation needs, and the New Ventures Fund to search for new solutions to the global water crisis.

The Economist - Philanthropy Meets the Market

Nov. 18, 2013

Empowering 500,000 for safe water

Oct. 7, 2013

The Caterpillar Foundation expands partnership with new commitment to Water.org. Through this remarkable partnership we will accelerate our impact significantly and empower nearly 500,000 people with access to safe water and sanitation.

Levi's Water<LESS Campaign

March 22, 2012

Water.org and Levi's® Launch Water<LESS™ Campaign in Honor of World Water Day

Caterpillar to support WaterCredit

Nov. 30, 2011

The Caterpillar Foundation and Water.org to expand WaterCredit in India, Indonesia to more than 200,000.

PepsiCo Foundation $8 Million Grant

Oct. 27, 2011

This grant will help enable approximately 800,000 people to access safe water by March 2016.

Water.org and The MasterCard Foundation

Nov. 3, 2010

Water.org and The MasterCard Foundation accelerate Microfinance for clean water in Africa. The $3.6 million innovative partnership will benefit communities in Kenya and Uganda.